Landless residents demand services lest they result to street action.

A bodaboda rider rides through one of the poor roads connecting Landless estate and Munyu. The road and has been impassable for a long time especially when it rains.

Residents of Landless area in Thika are concerned over the
deplorable state of their roads which have now cut them off from accessing
several areas especially during the rainy season.

In a residents meeting held on Sunday, they resolved to for
service delivery from the county government lest they result into street
demonstrations.

Among their grievances included, insecurity, impassible roads
and poor drainage, street lighting & electricity connection and provision
of safe water supply to all homes in the area.

On the road network, the residents demanded to have the Pakjel-Munyu
upgraded to make it accessible at all times.

“This road serves over 13,000 people and it is just 6.5km
long. We do not mind if it will be tarmacked or not. All we are asking the
county government is to upgrade it to link with both Thika-Garissa road and
Munyu area,” said Paul Njomo, who was chairing the meeting.

The irked residents accused the county government of being
unfair by prioritising on a single access road leading to the home of one
county government official in the area, leaving the rest unattended for.

They attributed the poor roads to the rising insecurity in
the area, adding that that many families suffered in cases of emergencies.

They reckoned that the situation was compounded by the lack
of street lighting.

While responding on behalf of the county government, nominated
MCA Eunice Mwega assured them that the roads would be done immediately the
rains subsided.

She also said that they were working on a master plan that
would tackle the issues of drainage and

solve them once and for all.

Area MP through his representative Jimmy Mbaria promised to
light up the area through connecting the area with the street lighting
programme. He also promised to look into the issue of security and would
consider their request for a police post near Pakjel and a school in Landless
Phase II.